Physical Anthropology and Archaeology - Softcover

Kottak, Conrad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072952490 ISBN 13: 9780072952490

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Synopsis

About the Author Preface Walkthrough Part One: The Dimensions of Anthropology Chapter 1: What Is Anthropology? Human Adaptability Adaptation, Variation, and Change General Anthropology Cultural Forces Shape Human Biology The Subdisciplines of Anthropology Cultural.

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About the Author:

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0072952490
• ISBN 13: 9780072952490
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336